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Context: "Free train travel for military to attend remembrance services scrapped | Context: "Free train travel for military to attend remembrance services scrapped | ||
Exclusive: Outcry as government says cost ‘too great’ and former veterans minister Johnny Mercer calls for U-turn" | Exclusive: Outcry as government says cost ‘too great’ and former veterans minister Johnny Mercer calls for U-turn" —The Guardian | ||
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* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1578474089999917056 Post] @ Twitter (7 October 2022) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1578474089999917056 Post] @ Twitter (7 October 2022) | ||
* [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/07/free-train-travel-for-military-to-attend-remembrance-services-scrapped?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Free train travel for military to attend remembrance services scrapped] @ The Guardian | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 7 October 2022
Context: "Free train travel for military to attend remembrance services scrapped Exclusive: Outcry as government says cost ‘too great’ and former veterans minister Johnny Mercer calls for U-turn" —The Guardian
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First they came for the military benefits, but I said nothing, as I was a civilian.
Then they stopped notified next-of-kin, but again I said nothing, as I have not military kin.
Then they stopped burying the bodies. Perhaps I should say something, before the smell rises.
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- Post @ Twitter (7 October 2022)